Neil Armstrong had piloted 200 different types of aircraft. Military service also gave him a strong sense of leadership and teamwork, which would be indispensable as a test pilot. The Navy also ...

This extremely delicate maneuver would be performed by mission commander Neil Armstrong, who — like his co-pilot, David Scott — would be making his first trip into space. At first, everything ...

Zero-gravity cuisine has come a long way since humans first stepped on the moon. But Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin probably ...

In July 1969, four faculty members traveled from College Park to Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide last-minute ...

Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon ... Over the next 17 years, he served as an engineer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NACA and its successor agency, the National ...

Neil Armstrong fell in love with flying when his ... As a boy, he loved to read about flying and built model planes. Neil got his pilot’s licence when he was just 16, before he could even ...

Before Neil Armstrong took his small step onto the moon, an unexpected turn of events sent the mission off-course. Armstrong was the Apollo 11 mission commander and pilot of the lunar module ...

DERMOT O’LEARY: In 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on the Moon and in doing so completely changed our view of the world. 18 years earlier, as a 21-year-old fighter ...

In space, they’re the key to survival. Whether helping astronauts enter Earth orbit, walk on the moon, pilot a space shuttle, or travel to Mars, space suits must serve several vital functions ...

Of the intrepid crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin have tended to dominate public attention, but it was pilot Michael… WATCH: Pence takes part in unveiling of Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 ...